Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780385746861
ISBN: 0385746865
Label: Wendy Lamb Books
Manufacturer: Wendy Lamb Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2007-06-12
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: 2007-06-12
Studio: Wendy Lamb Books

One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold.

If I'd known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Funny and educational, my son loved it!
Comment: Highly recommended. I enjoyed it and so did my 10 and 13 yr old sons. Some of it may have been over their head but I got the jokes and laughed out loud while I was reading. If only this story was true!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good read!
Comment: This book was great because he won his own prizefighter and it was really cool. I learned that if you make a lot of money and hire employees, you can make more money and not have to do much work. You can also hire people so that they can have a job and make money. I learned never to keep a secret.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: 11YR. OLD SON LOVED THIS ONE
Comment: MY 11 YR. OLD SON REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK. PERFECT FOR HIS AGE GROUP SINCE THEY CAN NOW MOW THE LAWN AND START MAKING SOME MONEY AT IT. REALLY IMPRESSED AT HOW THE CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK IS VERY MOTIVATED TO WORK!!! BACK TO THE BASICS, NO VIDEO GAMES, JUST A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE FOR YOUNG TEEN BOYS.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book!!
Comment: Once again, Amazon was able to recommend a book that my son loved. I used to say that I had a son that didn't enjoy reading, but I feel like I can't say that anymore. He loved this story and kept reading parts out loud to the rest of the family. We all ended up reading and enjoying it. The main character is very easy to relate to and the author did an amazing job getting the reader to understand the character's problems and emotions. This book is a must read for all kids!!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: What can happen when you start your own business?
Comment: The narrator inherits an old lawn mower and starts a lawn mowing business. Before he knows it, he's got more business than he can handle and a hippie stockbroker making investments for him. Each chapter title has something to do with an economic principle and we are taken along on the ride as the young narrator learns more than he ever wanted to learn about capitalism.

Very quick read. Cute.

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